Canada

'I have nightmares:' Mother of two children killed by boyfriend says she's suffering

EDMONTON - The mother of two young girls who were killed by her former boyfriend says she still has nightmares from that day. The 31-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the ch...

Feb 18, 2021

U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general

VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...

Feb 18, 2021

Who have provinces have pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies gradually ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their ...

Feb 18, 2021

Commons to debate Senate changes to assisted-dying bill Tuesday as deadline looms

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will wait until Tuesday to debate whether to accept or reject Senate amendments to a bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying. That leaves just three ...

Feb 18, 2021

Government to deduct taxes from Phoenix damages payments, civil service union says

OTTAWA - The country's biggest civil service union says the federal government plans to issue payments of up to $2,500 to its members next month - minus taxes - even though a dispute over the tax stat...

Feb 18, 2021

Law firm can't deduct wedding costs as a business expense, Quebec court finds

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ruled against a law firm that tried to deduct the cost of a lavish wedding for the daughter of one of its lawyers as a business expense. Judge Daniel Bourgeois of Quebec ...

Feb 18, 2021

Head of new Indigenous committee aims for systemic change at Canada Energy Regulator

VANCOUVER - The leader of a new Indigenous Advisory Committee at the Canada Energy Regulator says he wants to fix the system of natural resource development in the country that has previously treated ...

Feb 18, 2021

B.C. premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report

LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says violence against people of colour needs to be treated as a hate crime, in light of recent data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asi...

Feb 18, 2021

Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities

EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...

Feb 18, 2021

Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government

OTTAWA - Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testi...

Feb 18, 2021